Meaning

1 senses
  1. The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.

More definitions
  • bone linking the scapula and sternum

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Tom dislocated his collarbone while playing football.

    ruТом вывихнул ключицу во время игры в футбол.

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  2. Tom broke his collarbone when he was thirteen.

    ruТом сломал ключицу, когда ему было тринадцать.

    deTom hat sich mit dreizehn das Schlüsselbein gebrochen.

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  3. Tom fell down the stairs and broke his collarbone.

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  4. Tom is in the hospital with a broken collarbone.

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  5. Tom broke his collarbone in a motorcycle accident.

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Origin

From Middle English colar bane; equivalent to collar + bone.

From Middle English colar bane; equivalent to collar + bone.

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Forms

plural: collarbones

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • bone linking the scapula and sternum:clavicle

Word family

1 related words

See also

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